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Wendy O'Connell and David Blistein

Beyond reason, decency, and the law

It seems unlikely that a public library could become a battleground for justice - unless it's about banned books or visits from Homeland Security - but this ongoing painful drama at Rockingham Free Public Library has reached a crucial point.

Last week, a majority of five trustees voted to fire an excellent director. Their refusal to allow the director to respond to the full board to allegations about her job performance made in their corrective action plan is insulting and mean-spirited.

This small handful of people has now tipped the scales, and their actions have gone beyond reason, decency, and the law.

The amount of time, money, and energy that is being spent and wasted is reprehensible.

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